White woman who called police on black bird watcher faces charges

Amy Cooper faces charges (Picture: CBS/AP)A white woman filmed falsely claiming she was being threatened by a black bird watcher faces charges, it was announced today.Amy Cooper will be charged with filing a false report, a misdemeanor which can bepunished by up to a year in jail, the Manhattan district attorney said today.The New York Times reported Cyrus R. Vance said: ‘Today our office initiated a prosecution of Amy Cooper for falsely reporting an incident in the third degree.‘We